Braeden cleared his throat. "You have the same powers as your mother?"
"I do, and that's what Sonny keeps harping about. That's why he wants us to be the friends we once were. Two witch doctors sharing their secrets with one another? Yeah, we could help, but if one of us went rogue with all that knowledge..."
"You could end up like Edius and Ren," Oliver said. "It all makes sense now. Or at least a part of it. But I'm glad she taught you how to make pie."
"Exactly." Kyler crossed his arms and looked down at his plate. "You guys know my father was a shapeshifter. Well, witch doctors don't exactly view shapeshifters as equals, especially when a shapeshifter is in animal form. They see us as filthy, dirty creatures. My father was treated like shit and eventually, even after they had me, began to withdraw. My mother said it didn't bother her, but it did bother him. The townspeople, most of whom were witch doctors, tried to run him out of town. It was horrible at home."